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Daydream To dream and with imagination fill The long and unfulfilled waking hour And so by my thought’s abstract vision will Hour by hour unsatisfied time devour. To envisage in my now aroused mind My idle thoughts as in a picture formed, Where reality and illusion bind And my life’s course then by pretence transformed. To comprehend within my waking day Life lived in my ambition’s wishful schemes; Tomorrow within the compass of today And so today obscured by fruitless dreams. Until such hopeful pretences slowly fade And daydream’s fantasy is then unmade. 17/01/2017

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Date: 2/18/2017 11:47:00 AM
The power of daydreams to take over your life. Great imagery! Congratulations Barry! :-)
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Barry Stebbings
Date: 2/18/2017 1:01:00 PM
Thank you very much, Mark. // Barry
Date: 2/14/2017 7:54:00 PM
Congrats on your win, Barry.
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Barry Stebbings
Date: 2/15/2017 3:34:00 PM
Thank you very much Agnes. // Barry.
Date: 2/11/2017 1:29:00 PM
lovely sonnet Barry :) thank you and congrats :)-luloo
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Barry Stebbings
Date: 2/12/2017 3:49:00 AM
Thank you for my win, Laura. // Barry
Date: 1/31/2017 3:04:00 PM
Nicely done on daydreaming. love phyl
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Barry Stebbings
Date: 2/1/2017 1:33:00 PM
Thank you Phyllis. // Barry
Date: 1/25/2017 2:49:00 AM
Shame you didn't enter the contest. Love hearing you read your poems.
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Barry Stebbings
Date: 1/25/2017 3:15:00 AM
Thank you Darren. I did not enter because the contest asked for 'A Little Daydream' so I thought it was about a specific dream rather than the general.
Date: 1/20/2017 12:01:00 AM
Nice take on daydreams. My latest is somewhat similar. Peace and Blessings Matthew Anish
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Barry Stebbings
Date: 1/20/2017 1:01:00 PM
Thank you for commenting, Matthew. // Barry
Date: 1/18/2017 11:02:00 AM
so heady i cling to each work.. fabulous, barry!..huggs
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Barry Stebbings
Date: 1/18/2017 3:29:00 PM
Thank you very much, Nette. // Barry
Date: 1/17/2017 9:31:00 PM
I like the profound way you did this theme. Very well done, Barry and good luck in the contest.
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Barry Stebbings
Date: 1/18/2017 4:28:00 AM
Thank you very much, Andrea. // Barry
Date: 1/17/2017 1:30:00 PM
Brilliant work Barry and best wishes...
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Barry Stebbings
Date: 1/17/2017 2:11:00 PM
Thank you very much, Charlie. // Barry

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